Meanwhile tybalt is trying to find a way to start a fight with Romeo as he has sneaked into his uncle’s house. This is a good example of the hate they have for each other as it shows that it’s not just the parents that are involved in the fight, the children are pulled into it too.
As soon as Romeo and Juliet find out their families hate each other, they don’t let that get in the way of their love and Romeo manages to sneak back to the Capulet’s house to see Juliet. This shows the risks they take and how much the hate between the families has restricted them. “My only love sprung from my only hate, too early seen unknown and known too late! Oh! Prodigious birth of love it is to me that I must love a loathed enemy” juliet says this straight away showing the audience that she is aware of where her only love has come from and she is aware of the risks she is taking but she is deeply in love with Romeo and wont let anything get in the way of their love.
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Love is also strongly represented in act 3 scene 1 after Romeo and Juliet get married. Tybalt comes to confront him about why he sneeked into the party at his uncle’s house. “Romeo the hate I bear thee can afford
No better term than this, thou art a villain.” Tybalt continued to push for conflict not understanding Romeo's unwillingness However, knowing that they are now related, Romeo decides to keep calm and not start a fight knowing Juliet will be unhappy if a fight was to start and one of them were to get hurt. “I do protest i never injured thee but love thee better than thou canst devise till though shall know the reason of my love.” Mercutio then jumps in to defend Romeo. In the end he ends up getting killed by tybalt as a result of love and loyalty to his friend Romeo.
Without thinking, Romeo uses his rage and grief to slay Tybalt. “And fire-eyed fury be my conduct now!” this shows he is a different person now and he has no control over what he is going to do. The words fire, fury, and now are all powerful words showing the rage and anger he has just waiting to be taken out on tybalt.
The result for Romeo having killed tybalt gets him banished from Verona as the chief police sees that him staying there will set the caplets off and cause more conflict. Shakespeare chose this time for Romeo and Juliet to consummate their marriage as it shows the audience that their love is true and no-matter what is happening, that won’t stop their love. This part of the play summarises their love the most as it depicts how they feel about each other and even though Romeo has killed Juliet’s cousin, she looks beyond that and follows her heart and her only true love. “Art thou gone so? Love, lord, ay, husband, friend! I must hear from thee every day in the hour, for in a minute there are many days’, by this count I shall be much n years Ere I again behold my Romeo!” this shows she still want to stay in touch with Romeo and she also calls him her husband which shows she is proud to be his wife and still loves him.
Not long after Romeo leaves and Juliet is left with a weeping heart, does Lady Capulet come and explain that she will wed Paris on Thursday. This is Juliet’s third strike, as Tybalt died, Romeo has been killed, and now she has an arranged marriage, she suddenly turns against her mother and father and lets them know that she will not wed Paris on Thursday. This shows the effect the family feud has on Juliet since she has all of a sudden changed from the little obedient girl that she was and now actually talking back to her parents.
This sets Capulet in a bad mood and he threatens Juliet. This causes Juliet to take drastic action to be with the one she loves resulting in tragic consequences.
The ending of this play show how love and hate can be such a bad mixture as it ends in such a tragic as illustrated in this play although it ends in a tragic way, the families are forced to set aside their differences and learn to get along as they see that all this was their fault.
In my opinion i believe Shakespeare was really clever juxtaposing love and hate. I think he was trying to send a message that you can’t have it all and when you have something good, there is always something bad trying to ruin your happiness. This results in tragic endings if not handled right.